Samurai : a concise history / Michael Wert.
Samurai : a concise history / Michael Wert.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Prince Frederick, Maryland : Highbridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books, 2019.
Call Numbers
TB/952/WER
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
4 audio discs (approximately 4 hours) : digital ; 12 cm.
Content type
spoken word
Media type
audio
Carrier type
audio disc
Contents
Chapter One: Becoming Those Who Served -- Chapter Two: Early Warrior Authority -- Chapter Three: War and Culture -- Chapter Four: Warriors in an Age of Peace -- Chapter Five: Samurai Invention and Decline -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index.
Publication information
Publisher
Prince Frederick, Maryland : Highbridge Audio, a division of Recorded Books, 2019.
Performers
Read by P.J. Ochlan.
Place of Publication
Minnesota
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike to the kabuki retellings of the 47 Ronin. This lega...
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Full title
Samurai : a concise history / Michael Wert.
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Notes
General note
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Title from container.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
TB/952/WER
Record Identifier
74VKaDxPwN8b
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDxPwN8b
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781684570522
DDC
952.0
MMS ID
991024301357902626
